, 1887-12-09
Harper's Second Love.

CINCINNATI, Dec. S.-The Enquirer
this morning prints facsimile cipher letters
which it says were furnished by Charley
Hopkins, son of Assistant Cashier Ben.
4. Hopkins. They purport to be letters
sent by Harper to Miss Josie Holmes, his
former exchange clerk. 1t is explained
that after the failure Harper protested
the warmest friendship for his assistant
cashier, Hopkins, and promised to do
everything that could be done to shield
him. Young Hopkins was correspond
ingly kind to Harper, and became his
messenger to carry letters to and from
Miss Holmes. While performing this
office he began to suspect that Harper
was arranging to shift upon Hopkins the
responsibility of all tie transactions with
the grain brokers, and young Hopkins, to
place Harper within his power, conceived
the bold desire of concealing the letters
and delivering verbal messages only.
This worked well enough until Miss
Holmes visited the Jail. Harper was
furious upon learning the treachery of his
messenger, and has since been cold toward
Hopkins. Harper also sent three checks
to Miss Holmes, which Hopkins sup
pressed, and tucned over to District
Attorney Burnet. They aggregate
S700, 900, and it is presumed they were
intended to be placed so as to cover up
some OF the crooked transactions Of the
bank.
In the first letter Harper instructs Miss
Holmes about what she should say in her
testimony. She answered, saying that
she would be as evaslve as she could, but
feared she could rot testify as he wanted
her to. She said be had made a botch in
sending HI" TO see her, and asked him
why he did not go when he had the
chance. She asked him to send her a
lawyer to advise her how to testify.
To this Harper replied with a mad pro-
tesSation of love for his bright angel, and
upbraided her for her GOODNESS and espec.
tally for her cool suggestion that be
should have flown. 1t looked to him as
though she wanted to get rid of him. He
reminded her of his talk during their last
rice together, that he said the worst thing
would be their separation, and she said
that would never be, and pressing a kiss
on his lips said she would go to prison
with him, or if that could not be, she
would visit him daily. He begged her tc
get well and come to him before she gOt
into the safe deposit box" otherwise all
would be spoiled. He also urged her t
take no mDTe VI lne uruR. anu 10 uG
clined to be interviewed.
In one of her notes, Miss Holmes sale
to Harper, Your wife has SO, 200, 900
| have nothing now to do but die, witt
your family disgracing me, as they hav,
done in the last two days,
Harper was seen - * jail this morn
ing and asked wha. ne had to say abou
the publication Of his letters to Mis-
Holmes. Harper paused. a moment, ant
then with clenched teeth said: "YoI
cap say that Charley Hopkins did no
publish the other letters that would hav,
benefited me as much as it could hi
father, and that he did not publish any
thing about the 800 | gave him for her
Now, will you excuse me?' and he fin
ished his toilet and went up stairs where
his wife and sister were in waiting to tax
him to the court room.
In the court room Harper gave hi
usual polite attention to his wife, an.
showed but little trace of trouble. Hi
wife, however, sat like a statue, as thong
oblivious to her surroundings. There
no doubt of the authenticity of the letter